Almost 40% of Travellers Forge Relationships on Flights, According

Almost 40% of Travellers Forge Relationships on Flights, According to Skyscanner Survey

SINGAPORE, April 24, 2012-

  A new survey of international travellers by global travel search site Skyscanner
[http://www.skyscanner.co.id ] has found that 39% of travellers have developed friendships
with someone they met on a flight, with 6% even admitting to a romantic liaison with a new
acquaintance on-board.

  The poll of over 700 flyers found while the majority of these connections were short
lived, 5% spent time on holiday together as a direct result of meeting on their flight.
Taking their friendship even further, 7% said they continued to stay in touch after their
holiday.

  Social media also appears to be prolonging these longer-term relationships, with 3%
staying in touch on the social network with someone they met on a flight. It is perhaps
this point that Dutch national carrier KLM are looking to exploit with their new Facebook
app which allows passengers to enter their details and choose who they sit next to on
their flight.

  Although 57% of people thought the service was ‘weird’ and would not be using it, one
in five said they would use the app and an inquisitive 23% also said they would consider
using the service.

  However, despite the app being dubbed the ‘Mile High app’, the results of the
Skyscanner survey actually show that the likelihood of friendship is far greater than that
of romance with only 6% admitting to a fling at 30,000 feet and only 2% having a lasting
relationship.

  Sam Baldwin, Skyscanner’s Travel Editor, said: “It’s clear that many travellers want
to make more of their travel experience than simply getting from A to B, and our findings
show that on-board friendships and romances are now quite common. Part of the fun of
travelling is meeting people, and of course this can start on the flight itself!”

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millions of flights on over a thousand airlines, as well as car hire and hotels.

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Source: Skyscanner

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